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I -si- n TZ7 1 T T il w I i -' .: I 1 "V X Weather Todav Weather Today Rain Tuesday; Wed- 1 nesday fair and colder. fresh .south winds be- co mine west . Rain Tuesday; Wed nesday fair and colder, fresh south" winds be coming1 vest V V VOLUME LXXXIvt NO. 124 RALEIGH, .N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 8, 1907. PRICE 5 CENTS. Leads all North Carolina in New o I i v 1 it m - - ; i ,tKv oti 6 Dailnes sand CircMlatiomi IS ', M. - - it f $ ; . ti i i 9 II V r r ... "MOT GUILT!" WAS ROWLAND VERDICT , I ! Applause Termed an Out rage by Judge L )ng LEFT CITY AT 0NCE Hollands Were Not Welcome Visitor;) to Rxirdiif?r Iloaae and Dt. Row land Says That lie Will Con tinue to Practice Here After a Visit to V anic County. "Not Guilty" -was the verdict of the. lurv as to Dr. D. S. Rowland and wife. Ullie M. Rowland. and withf these words the law released its holdj rm the two for T.'hoJe es it nadj asked as the murderers o Englneer ... . , . n. r t mi iharies k. orange. wmwr M. Rowland was yet his wfe. The verdict was announced by the lurj shortly after half past ninfl juij , T o'clock on Sunday morning. there he-. Ing nearly a hundred people in the court roam. The case had been given, Liirht. afi them at midnight Saturday ter an' cr.tSre week spent in the t.iai. and riefi;re retiring ine vwraici iMfUuuniy wr ji.uvu. agreed upon. The tlrst caun wa frr a verdict of not guilty, a night's rei and breakfast and artr t word wa1 ' .nt ti Jitd-e lytr.r that the jury had arrl and-he came' into court. Th :r had t:ndt-rstu.i that Judge Long did not wish a verdict till the morn ing, as court had adjourned at mi l rlsrht. I The prisoners were present. with 'ol. J. C. L. Harris. Major S G. Ryan. Mr. T. T. Hicks and Mr. W U Wat son, of counsel. Sir. J. N. Holding be ins: detained at home, the SCate bein represented by Solicitor rmlsteaa Jones and Mr. Elmer M. ShsarTer. The solemn form of inquiry to the jury? as made, thei prlsontr wt-Jol-racjng and quick on the heels of ?he Clerk ; of the Court $ interrogation "What ksv vou ror yeur vertnci, aur rt-yi.v; -ain-f "Not tiullty." f ' The Rowlands had stoof quietly .vaitlnfr for the words that jfne&nt life .i drath, and each was 1. Mr-. Roar.i. ?l in black, her lpcf driinn nl wfaried hjokiug. As ' N"rt il'ty , fell upon their ears the blori surged, i.:S was .sharplv t-ensured hy Jhdee Lon?;. As the frman of th jurjr said "Not v55uflty" a- to the two. there wa. hand flapping of applause and jjh-rins by some in the crowd. At this Judge S.Lnfi struck shP-rply with his hand 'ipon th desk Bnd declared that su: h ?5;!hnvior was nutragrous. and th,at he r-vouid fif-e parties a hunrwt dollars 'cath who repeated it, Veiling crlfT t.h arret any wno orrenaea tvhlle the court was in flession. that iviiw- n-j- '"""' -aiivi i.mi ii., i h knew the men who msjae the dem- oatjartion tliat he would;.. line eacti a ilitindrfc'l dolU'r-. that such conduct' might befit a - ten-cent theatre, biit ; '. hot a court room on a Sqmlay mom - ! .'.'Irg after siuh a trial. 1 i Ve-iintr ami HiiKginj?: For Joy. f, Then there was a renirfrkuble scene ijwi court was judjournl nnd- Judge! rItnj ieft the bench. Many in the i J - . t V. . a. M 1 vrrov.i -M-rr cring. ine ier o. vo.. JU..C. 1. llarri, nni Mr. T. T. Hick, b-1ng shed freely. Mr-. a an. Mrs. , Hovlmd :.n;! Ir Rowland all em - Ir. Rowlivn.l all L-i lJT'- J1IIK, Il i ! 'M . J l n I'Ul II I n ?u'.e ( -,i H-rt put his ii rir"! Hinunii in in-ef oi h u " j .Mrs. HowlHtid and Mrs. fl Van cry- ,:g out V.udly In their jtfy. l)r Row-I : tlr.ued hi- weeping while his ! ,,UoriH: ..n ! the , ry,d , re.,ed j ? nlV't't -Nt.vintr hands wth hlin and ;,!M-m H.,,1,.,. Aftertax Dr ltw--i M..M1 ;,r i U.Mvlnn. v, nt to the I m.-n-b..,. f the j.irvanS shook the-iri Muuvi- The:-,. I,, , l.ee.i- ,uvl, sharp If mt. their faces, their ye ryrignreneu. : .H;3,Jt two o'clock in the morning, was ??nil then they fell on vping, the' , . ... " ' - " - v, !i ri : ii ti ! r i..t ,.ii in,.ij.. ........ i,i..a ".. no inn. ! ,. r uhi lilNr ii ii i i'lififtrlnir i lit tits . i v r t i re m. T I- i li'iU-?i.l I f r t 'tj r.iurl room nt otioe and soon wilt in ro-i tli lieet to lr I :iv lanil'' oflli i- In (lid lrty. lide the (ho: jitl teleH'd Nfld some or their eonil-ei hin air , David H Olll. of Vnr count . nm l i, of Dr. I tow land who him been n'rtlv ( In the c'f Hi lice Dr. liovvlind't :i,r David H of nnof fniinl, nnrlr e v rest, another un'le. M .1. A tlill ..f ' Vnnte, two tT Lr Borland's broth- ers.V Messrs. If. L. R viand and J. f I... Rowland, of FranR lin county a A Roger!.' of M hrother-!rilaW. Mr. 11. rranklln, and Mrs. 11 i fl Mrx. Una Le Van. or I Uoiw land's istr. wa Mtv. Mis. ;? ifourl. who has oeen v.sjth her slater almost constantly since the arrst. The family group had clustered about! the prisoners ail during he trial and I ur present at the annoiincement of! V-. verdict, I ' Werv.Xot Welcome Guests. Shortlr after going, to his office Dr. Ttuwland, accompanied bV . his .wife and Mrs. ! Van, went to the board ing house where Mrs. L$ Van has Ken brirding. and went fto Mrs. Ie Van's room. . lmrnlng that Dr. and Irs. Rowland were In the house, the landlady let it be knowp that she tdid not wish this and Mrs. Le Van Ravins packed up the pafty left for now land a ornce. . Ihr. Rowland to Practice Here 1 am going to contJnuf the prac- - .tice of my profession la Raleigh." f,. . said Dr. Rowland between! twelve and one o cjoik Sunday in hisj office. "I am glad to be free and but of jail, which as not been a pleasant summer resort. My wife and I wii leave this afternoon for my uhcle'rt home in Vance county where we Will spend a few aays and we will thei go to tho Jamestown Exposition oh a short af.Ur wnlcl we lllfcome back to Raleigh where I shall continue to I ccopy these offices and ko nractlce medicine. I am feeling la food health and fine spirits and believe that can make a living here, and I am going to make this my home." Moving Ont of The Jail. After the first visit to the office Dr. Rowland, his wife and their kins people all went to the jail and- gath- ered together the personal belongings i of the two who for many months naa been In jail. Chairs and pillows and dress suit cases and packages were all briught out and carried across the street to Dr. Rowland's office, where the party remained till nearly one o'clock. Mr. T. T. Hicks, of counsel, remaining with them. I flowers To Mrs. Rowland. j Dr. and Mrs. .Rowland. Mr". Le i Van and Mr. David Gill went to the j depot in a one-horse hack. Dr. now- land in his well-known blue suit sit- j ting on the rear seat between his wife! and Mrs. Le Van. j Shortly firter they lert the ornce a landau came up. with some flowers in it for Mrs. Rowland from .some friends. These wore taken on to the depot and were there given to her. There were big bouquets, and while Mrs. Rowland carried one. this of white, another big bouquet, one of brilliant flowers, was carried by Mrs. Le van. The Rowlands and party bought tickets for Henderson, and left the city on Seaboard train S. It was on the sixth day of April, 1907, En gineer Charles R. Strange died at his home on' Franklin street with Dr. Rowland hl3 attendant Dhvsician. ar rested on May 20, 1907 for his mur- - 1' dr hy poison. Mrs. Rowland, the for- I c- i i a , 1 mm. oirauge ueing arresiou j shortly after as an accessory before j the fact, and it was on the sixth day ; of October, six months later, that Dr. ! E1"1 hl w,fe .Ullle, M. Row- I land, left Wake county jail. Thft entire blll of of tfte trlas of these t trial, the 1 wo, including the coroner's habeas corpus, the first trial I continued and the final trial has not etJ ,that thlJ( cas, lwlu have CQst Wake Train Wrecked at South Rocky Mount i ... - f : Engineer Boney Met-Death Under IIU O TT-t UIHlfHl Locom ti TeTbe Ho ly Recovered From the . Yre:ka?e Iater. ( 5-'peiT 1 ' f. ' fws an? Observer.) )u kv Mount. X. C.. fct. 7. The Atlaniic ' "vast T.ine north bound train '"No. which -passes -through here at C up and down the yard as usual when a head-on collision oc iurred between it and No. 8-. The ehlffinp npine was smashed and the r:(;:iif of Xo. 82 was derailed and InuH torn up. Five mall clerks had Rarely escaped by jumping when the t'.nll i r.f In which they were at work was crushed ihto a thousand pieces. T i t -ii.e.er on the passenger train, boWtvf-r. was not so fortunate, and j nj3t i,.,.jv was severely crushed and : tnangleii. death occurring instantly. Him name is tieorge jjoney, ana ne is Wfdl known in Rocky Mount. His col- Qri:i llrtmen was injured so that he diq-d in a few hours. With the excep tion of these two deaths and some slip'it bruises to the mail clerks and a f ?v of the passengers no other in jur a : were received. The wreck Is said to be due to a de ftMtive switch. It seems that true iwitch had been turned and locked. but the rail failed to move, and thus ev. r,,iv rmnined own. urk of t.learinff away the ,va- bfKUn a- SOon as nossi- . D,, aft(fr lhe vreck and continued all ; i.. w... f rrnudo frfim ere jnoiit dovn to s-e and take photo-, h s of lho dehri. I j Special to - News and Observer ) I 7. Sunday ! ' 1 i "hirnlfK n shocking death "'"d ort distance UiU pU le of th R'"kv .M,,1uol:1 ,rh " ,,U' wu ,? P ner train that j,a-- " V H 1 H H icjnhln into a locomotive xtunding t?n thi siding --kUHiiK the engineer.! ,V?or;r Honey, and injurlim the tire- j L mat' ond four of the mall crew flight-j ' Ij None of the tasenern vts se-i- rtuly hurt hut all were conshlerably . ifhuken up. t , - The arcideut occurred near three ! q' clock but the body of the unfor- j tlinut" ensinrer wm tun nxtricnteti from heiujath his over-turned engine j utrvtll nine o'clock Sunday morning, i The decensed formerly lived In Wll- ',n ari1 unF laminariy Known ns , 'n." : It v ill be remembered that just , Vfter the "Wilson and Florence Short ' 1 ut" v;n completed, fast time was, i Wh;t the railroad, authorities wanted.. The flr.t train was run by an engineer; who failed to make good. He was im- ; rnied.iately removed and Mr. Bor.ey ' put en in his place and made the schedjle(j time required. Passen- ; jers had no fault to find of him. but he was reduced to a freight engineer heenuse the- considered him "a fast man." The railroad men soon found : I out hi worth and reinstated him to ! hi old position which he creditably i I filled until he met his untimely death. J Boney Lived in Duplin. Wilmington. Oct. 6. Engineer ; Oeorge Boney, who was killed in the Wreck of the .Atlantic t'oast Line train at South Rocky Mount. was well ! known here. haing made this city headquarters for some time. His home was at Teacbeys. in Duplin county, wher his father and other rrlembers of the family live. :l A little daughter of the deceased lives at Manchester, Va.. where Mr. 1 Boney made his headquarters until a j short time ago and where he Is well 1 known, being a prominent member i of the Order of Elks In that city. A ' very handsome floral tribute was nt from the Wilmington lodge to be laid on his casket nd a commit tee from the branch of the order in this city attended the funeral. PEN SWTCH ' SPECIAL TAK FOR DURHAM SCHOOLS I i Elections Ordered Three Districted A f ITfl LI IV DltT nil T J J nil liU' 2? lILt . " Broken Jaw and Bent Axle the Principal Items in the Result ing Damage Poisoned Meat Distributed in the Road and Many Dogs Killed. (Special to News and Observer.) Durham, N. C, Oct. 7. At a regu lar meeting of the board of education for the county, which was held today and wP. extend into tomorrow, the board approved the applications " of three school districts for elections on special school tax for the districts In- ' terested The matter now goea to the board of county com mission era. In ses- kn. and the elections will be ordered. It is thought that there is a very fine chance cf voting the special tax in each of the schoo' districts. The applications cam from school patrons in district No. S, Durham township; district No. 10. Durham township, and district No. 3, Oak drove township. Tha requests are all the same, asking that a special tax of 20 cepts on the $190 property val uation and 60 cents on each poll. Dur ham county now has three special tax j districts and if these are voted It will ; give a total of six districts with the special tax feature. The idea of those who are pushing these matters is to get the special tax and to strengthen the schools 'In every way and to also establish for the districts named high schools, or schools that will give higher courses of study than the regular rural school. There Is already considerable Interest in the districts named and the elections promise to be of more than . usual Interest. There are those who are fighting the move but Prof. C, W. Masey, superintendent of the schools of the county, i confident that all these of the special taxes asked for I will be voted. The -elections wtll be j caned for the following dates: No. 8 district, Durham township, Nov. 13; No.- 10 district. Durham township, Nov. 15; and No. 3 district. Oak Grove township, on November 20. Bounced Out of an Automobile. i t),.pi ,.m.ki1i. , srtm! sMt?mhwI Sfci'ViX lSLSiS'SSL l "hLWf" - : ' ' ' Buchanan Lyon struck a pile of rock that had been let on the side of the road and Mr. W. C. Olds, one of the occupants of the machine, was thrown i from the machine to the ground and his cheek bone was broken and rac tured. H. Is now in the Watts hos pital. His . injuries are not of a very serious nature but are painful. In the car at the time were Mr. Buchanan Lyon, who owned the ma chine and was driving it: Messrs. W. C. Olds, .D. W. Levy. Erie Johnson and way stations, arriving in thl3port and W. L. Bryant, all friends of the this morning, brought word of the owner. They had berf out for a. capture of the Port of Acajutla In the drive on the road between here and latter part of September by the Hon Hlllsboro and were on their way back, duran land forces after a battle with to town when the accident occurred, i the army of Salvador. Tl earth, if viewed from Mare liter" Note Book. The cP of Mr, Olds was blown off his head while the machine was coming1 alonif at a reasonable rate of speed nd the driver Mr. Lyon, looked aroun$ to see What was the matter. There jwar a large pile of rock that extended into the road several feet. In that moment when Mr. Lyon was off his guard the machine plunged Into this pile of rock. The; machine went ove to the rock pile swerved ; to one! side and the front wheels jumped tk ditch. The axle was bent I In doubl and one of the tires was i smashed. The damage to the machine Is notjmore than $160 or $20. The wondef-of It all Is, and the automobile people) arc of the same opinion, that every occupant of the car was not killed jytright. The rock pile had been in the road for some time and some pf those who travel that way have complained more than once and asked jthat it be removed. Mr. Olds hopes ;to be out in a few days. Death of Alexander Holla day. il Mr. waiter xiioiiaoay received a telegrmm today telling. him, of tbe ! death of his brother. Mr. Alexander j Ilolladay which occurred in New j York yesterday. The announcement i of his death was a surprise as his ! brother here did not know of his ill ness and baa just returned from Xorfolk where he went to attend the photographers' convention and . to take in the Jamestown Exposition. Ho left tojnlght for Rapldan, Va.. where the remains of his brother will be in terred i tomorrow. The deceased was 24 years of age. Mr. Holladay had no particular of the death of his brother when he left here on the night train to attend the uneral Wholesale Doe Killing. News has reached the city that In Patterson township some person who . evidently had "It in for the dogs" In that section distributed poisoned beef along the' road for two miles acid thati nearly 'every dog in the section was killed. ! There were parties here to day who were looking Into the mat tor and trying to ascertain who had purchased poison iu order that there might ! bo prosecnutions. have been made. No arrests KILLED BROTHER . ! ' Horrible Murder of a Do mented Man in Pitt Claimed. That It Was Done in Self. Defense ilut tUtrvm That Killed Barother While i Asleep, (Special to News and Observer.) Wilsbn, N. "C. Oct. 7 News was refceivted here today of a horrible murder committed at the Jefferson iplace four miles from Parmville. Two brothers" lived there Tom and. Jim Jfferson. Jim was demented, Tom -killed him and claimed that he com- i"ed (the deed in self-defense. Upon him oin the head with a piece of mtnvet hmrnnrt nrh 1 Vio was asleep, to await Pitt Tom was put In jail Superior court- SCRAPPING AGAIN Forces of Honduras Capture of Salvador. a City (By the Associated Press.) San ! Francisco, Oct. 7. The Pacific mail steamer. San Jose, from Panama . ;iOLITlC.Ui:ASTltON05nr. V or Saturn, would ne doubt preseut many JURY TOLD ABOUT LAW OF PEONAGE Judge Boyd Severe on Blockading Business TWO DUTIES CONFLICT Interest of The Public, Give Way to Those of The Church Marshal Mlllikan's Experience as a Revenue Raider Begins Auspiciously. By ANDREW JOYNERi Greensboro, N. C, Oct. 7. The United States District Court opened here this ornlng for a two weeks term. The most important case on the docket, that against Percy Fon ville. indicted for complicity in em bezllng the funds of the batik In Charlotte in which Cahier Jones Is now serving a sentence In the peni- tentiary, got the money and rap away, is set for Thursday of this'- week, Judge Boyd this morning devileved a very elaborate charge .to the; erand Jury following his usual lines ot laying down the law as to the various Fed eral statute law offences against the United States revenue law. the postal law and so forth. The new- matter kin Judge Boyd's charge to the grand jury was relative to the now much talked of peonage Question. He said it ?was contrary to law to make a citizen criminally responsible for a civil obligation. Illustrating this he cited that when New Mexico wis taken into the Union there was f system there of imprisonment for failure to carry out a contract, arid the :Vlolator was imprisoned or made to work out for his creditor the obligation amount. This beinjr considered Inconsistent with the Constitution of the. United States that imprisonment for debt should not obtain, or that a citizen should not be deprived!; of his Ubertv for failure to meet a civil obligation, the statute was framed and passed against "peonage." This statute ap plies now, he explained, that present condition in wme parts tt the; country where great contractors and even farmers In th Bouth were I holding guard pver employee or sending them to prison for failure to comply with their civil contracts. - Judge Boyd further stated that he did not- know of any form of this so-called peonage that was being practiced in' this sec tion, but if the grand Jury knew of any such cases, it should he pre sented. s' In the major part of his charge, the evils of dickering in liquor,-either by distilling or retailing. In connecton with he nstructons as to what was ex acted by the government simply as a matter of revenue. Judge Boyd re iterated hie former strong condemna tions of the traffic from ia. moral and economic standpoint, declaring that what are known as the State Watts -www . r ana ara jaws naye aone more xor the upbuilding and progress of North Carolina in a material and ' moral aspect, whether it originally was pro moted as a political move, than any other legislation In the past, twenty years. -Thts all goes to show that In dependent -of politics or of political ambition, the temperance forces of North Carolina have never had a stronger asset than Judge Boyd, and besides all this he practices what he has for the past five years- as Judge preached. And he ia pot well re- . ; . , curious bases. From an Astrono- garded in some political quarters of his own political household. One Excuse Goes. . Several gentlemen " called on the jury asked to be excused. Mr. Jamer Elwood Cox. of Higb Point, was the most conspicuous example. Judge Boyd said he had had the jury list revised and had selected busy farmers and. business men to serve on the Jury. Mr. Cox explained. that he was chairman of a delegation of twelve trustees of the Friends' church In North Carolina to attend a session of the Friends Church of the . World, met In Springfield, Indiana, next week and he wanted to be present. The Judge, remarking that in this case it seemed that the government might in terfere with some necessary religious duty on jtbe part of a citlen. excused Mr. Cox ' with notice that ' ne excuse would be taken next court. Millikan's First Capture. The curious part of the capturing in five miles of Greensboro Saturday afternoon and night of two blockade distilleries, and the placing; of their operators in Jail, waa the experience of United States Marshal Jim Milli kan. Although head of the Govern ment's marshal forces for twelve years, he had never before been in active practice.' Saturday the exi gences of the occasion required his services, and he was witness . for the first time of "capturing a still and its owner." The Marshal, however, honestly says that If two of his prac ticed deputies had been on the raid. tire instead of two conspirators would have been captured. Crap Game Interrupted. Yesterday afternoon two negro men were playing craps in a room on Davie street. Suddenly- the whole neighborhood was -aroused with cries of murder. It amounted to nothing. Bob Campbell, colored, had only shot Jim Crutchfleld. colored, through, the head with a pistoL Bob ran away and hasn't been caught. Jim had the good. fortune to only, have -the pistol ball course bis heading, entering through the mouth. It missed the ar tery, and the doctor says he is safe (Continued on Page Seven.) IN A HrFCleCH Statesville Baptists Begin With Thanksgiving Seven Candidates for CThurcli "Mem bereMp Baptized Attractive, Commodious- and ' Convenient. 'Special to News and Observer.) .- Statesville. N. CU Oct. 7. The con gregation of the First Baptise) church held the first church in their hand some new church yesterday morning. The going Into this new house of worship was a great event in the' his tory of the congregation and the ser vice yesterday morning was -made one of thanksgiving and praise. . The pas tor. Rev. Charles A. Jenkins, preach er a strong sermon, and the choir ren dered a number of selections appro priate to the occasion. Immediately after the sermon a resolution thank ing and commending the building committee which had charge of the erection of the church, was unani mously adopted. After this the right hand of fellowship was given to a number of candidates for baptism and the congregation then mingled with one another and enjoyed being at home again. ' . - - The morning. - service in the -new church was well attended, the - main auditorium being filled, but a service held in the afternoon ate four o'clock: was still more largely attended. It be ing necessary to roll the partition be tween the main auditorium and the Sunday School room. This service was very Impressive and waa conduct ed by the pastor and Bev. J. F. Mitch Iner, pastor of the Western Avenue Baptist church. The congregation left their old church baptizing and they went Into their new building bap tiring. Immediately after the service yesterday afternoon the pastor 'admin istered the ordinance of baptism to seven candidates. The new church is built of high grade red pressed brick and Rowan granite and Is indeed a beauty. The roof is of the best grade of slate. The Interior of the building Is very at tractive and Is likewise convenient. The main auditorium of the church will seat 800 and the Sunday School room wtll seat 300. The partition be tween the two is on the rolltrur top desk style and the whole church' can be made one large auditorium. There are seven class rooms, two baptistry rooms, ladles parlor and pastor' study. LKAPUD OUT A WINDOW. Engineer Lacy Thinks He Must Itate Been Dreaming. Speclal to News and Observer.) Winston-Salem, N. C. Oct I Mr. Thomas D. Lacy, passenger engineer for the Norfolk and Western, his run being between this city and Roanoke. Va.. while asleep arose from -his bed about 12 o'clock Saturday night., rais ed the window, opened the blinds and leaped out. falling on a brick . pave ment a distance of about 30 feet. Be sides breaking his right leg near the hip. Mr. Lacy sustained painful bruis es on - the head. Mr, Lacy is unable to explain his action. "I must have-been dreaming about my train and been In a hurry about something," said the engineer today. Ue regards his escape from death as miraculous. It is thought that he will be laid up for at least six months. s Mrs. Charity Lane Dead. 'Special to News and Observer.): Wilson, N. C. Oct. 7. Mrs. Charity Lane died here yesterday. She wa htrhly esteemed and was an aunt of Messrs. B. F. Brlggs and W. W.i Briggs. Her son, Mr. J. W.'Lane. of New . Orleans, is en route to Wilson, and upon his arrival the body will be taken to Stonewall. Pamlico county, for burlaL Her other surviving chil dren are: Capt. R. H. Lane, of Aurora: Mr. S. Jv Lane, ot Bath, and Mrs. Dr. Atmoya. oz ramncu, THEllGRATIi LAWS VIOLATED States nay Not Offer Employment OR PAY FOR PASSAGE Decision by The Attorney General in Hie Case of an Assisted Immi grant to Louisiana Tho . State Will Take the .. I Blatter Into The 7. - . Courts. - - (By the Associated Press.) ; n Washington, rD. CL, Oct. 7. Attor ney General Bonaparte has rendered J an' opinion in an important case in- vol vinff the right of a state to solicit immigration from a foreign country. -He holds, that . in the case submitted to him, ' the - state violates the , Immi gration laws in paying the passage -money of the immigrant ad that, in this respect, the state does w differ : In law from an individual. ' The. case in point has been pending before the Department of Commerce and Labor since August 6 th. On that date GonV . Imo Garcia arrived at 2Cew Orleans? from Cuba. By the special board of inquiry at the former place he was denied admission to the-United States. The investigation : developed the fact -that his passage money had been , paid by T Reginald Dykere, an agent, of the Louisiana State Board of Agri culture and Immigration, out of funds regularly appropriated by the - state legislature. He was given - assurance that employment as a farm laborer' would be secured for mm. and he promised to return to the state the money , advanced to him to v pay Jh! passage from Havana to- New Orleans. No employer was selected, for him,, but he was left freer to " work lor whom he pleased. . - ... The case was brought by the Stite of - IaOttifelana- te - tet -the-- Inmi grrmt Ur laws. Several other "southern states were interested In the matter, "because , they had . been - engaged in soliciting Immigrating to point-within their : borders. The case . was referred to the - Department of .? Commerce and Labor, -en approval and --Secretary Straus, submitted the facts to Attorney General Bonaparte for an opinion. The Attorney General has just ren dered an -opinion In whlchhe-says: '-.. ."The . assurances: given to Garcia by the state L agent3 -constitute, in. my opinion,., promises V of V- employment withtA- th Inhibition of the statute. While it is provided that aliens com-- ' Ing , to,, this' country in consequence of -advertisements by a -state of vit inducements to immigration shall not be treated as coming under promise of employment there Is no exception in favor -of - a state in reference -to-specific promises of employment to indirt&ssJv'Jmnaigrants sueii as were held ot-'. to Garcia by the representa tlyear ; of 4 1 . i e ' rtat-board.1 --n-- -":: The.' attorney general v holds, there- . fore that, .""on account of assurances of 'employment that were given to Garcia as an Inducement to his immi- . gration he should be excluded from . admission.''- . . -. -: . .- - " It" is expected that the , state of Louisiana will carry the case Into the courts in order to obtain a -Judicial " determination ot the Question which means much, inthe view, ofr the au thorities, to all of the states of the South. . I ); f ;7. . ' " Jesse L. Sugg Bead. Greenville. N. C. Oct. 7. -Friday flight at a few minutes after 10 o'clock Mr. Jesse Lemuel Sug? passed away at his residence on Fifth street- H had .been sick for some months and the end was not unexpected, yet his death brings gTeat sorrow to many hearts.' ' ... Mr. Bugg was some past S 7 years of age, having- been - bora in Greene county Arrll 2sth. 1850. lie moved te Greenvine tn Its: and engaged in the insurance business here, conduct- Ing a successful agency for twenty- ' five years. ' - .. ; iA -. Kovemler 14th, 1S94, he rnarrlMi 1.M Minnie Kxum, and Is survived by the wife and three lltUe daughters. Ue also leaves two brothers. Col. I. A. Kust. of Greenville and. Mr. It. F. Fust, of Waahlnirtort and one. sltttr. MraMIenrr Hardlnr. of GreenTliie. TV.'w -IiT I1ATE III OHIO Report" Shows General In-crc-3 ia the Receipts. Columbus, " Ohio, Oct. " 6. The re ports of SO railroads operating in Ohio, Just submitted .to the State Hallway Commission, show that the Two-Cent Passenger Fare law has : Jn. tlie main operated to their advantage. The reports for the fiscal year, ended June 30, 1907, show an agcre gate net caln on passenger receipt for these roads of $1,332,282, compar--el with earning for the year 190S which included three months opera tion under the 2 -cent fare. . i Only 10 of the 39 lines reporting show a decrease In passenger earn ings, and ' this aggregates not more Uian 955,645. ; THE WEATHER. "Rain Tuesday;Wednesday fair, and colder; fresh south winds - becoming west. - ; . The Weather , Yesterday. ' Maximum temperature SO" degrees; Mlnumum temperature - BS ' decree; Total prtclpltaticj for 24 hours end ing S p. 'in. 0 i'-fiicv. t - X IX, i" i r